Fishing plug



L. ROSE N FISHING PLUG Dec. 29, 1953 Filed Dec. 8, 1950 Patented ec. 29, 1953 MFITED STATES 'This invention Yrelates tov ai novel construction of articial shing lure or vpiug-and'inore 'par-A ticularly to a plug of extremely simple construction formed of separable sections 'whereby oneV section of the plug may be readily removed *and replaced for the substitution of plug sections of different colors or markings to'change the overall appearance and color of the plug.

Another and particularly important object of the present invention is to provide a plugincluding a buoyant end and a non-buoyant'end which will enable the plugsto be used without ya sinker as a sub-surface lure'and which will niaterially affect the movement ofthe lure'in the water for very realistically simulating the swimming motions of a bait sh.

VStill a further object of the invention `isfto provide a lure having a none-buoyant 'section-of novel construction composed of a Aplurality of parts which are anchored together-by'a weighted portion of the non-buoyant section and which' is so constructed that the top portion of thelure will always remain in an uppermost position while the lure is in the water.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more -iullyv epparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating apresently preferred -embodirnentl thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is an enlarged longitudinalsectional viewypartly in side elevation showingy thelure fully assembled;

Figure 2 is a top plan'view thereof-showing the lure sections partially assembled;

Fig-ure 3 is a cross sectional viewftakenthrough the forward section of the lure substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 3-301? Figure'l;

Figure 4 is a detail perspective viewof-one 'element of the' lure;

'Figure 5 isa sideelevational View showing the lure in an operativeposition, illustrating-twoV of the positions of the lure in the water, and

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 illustrating three positionsthat the lure will assume while being fished.

Referring more specically to the drawing, the novel fishing plug or lure in its entirety is designated generally 3 and `broadly includes a= head section, designated generallyv Ei; and a tail section designated lil. Y

The headsection-S isof non-buoyant construction-and includes anouter sleeve portion l I `which may be formed of any suitable relatively hard metal such asbrass oricpper. The sleeve portion Il in its upperpart intermediate ofits ends is provided with longitudinally spaced openings l 2 through which the legs of a U-shaped strand i3 extend in-a directioninwardly .of the sleevelI. Said legs ofthe strand I'3 both extend through an elongated opening I4 of a bar i5 which is disposed Within the sleeve andl longitudinally thereof. The bar 15- isof arcuate cross section, as best'ill-ustrated in Figures v3 and-Li, to substantiallyconformfto the cross sectional contour of the upperfportion'of the-sleeve-ii in which said bar isI disposed. The terminals it of the'legs of the Ueshaped'strand'l-are bent outwardly'and bearagainstfthe inner, concave side of the bar Iffor anchoring thestrand I3 tothe headl 5 and for connecting the bar l5- to the sleeve iI. The intermediate portion Vlr-of the strand i3 projects outwardly from the-uppcrportion oi the sleeve il ,intermediate of theends of the head 9, to provideV aline or leader engaging eye or loop. 'The sleeve`A I-Il is.' provided f with longitud-inaily spaced openings i8 inits underside and adjacentits trailing end through which the legs oi'a U-shaped strandl lof metal'A Ii)V extend inwardly ofi the sleeve H. The terminals-'24@ and' El of said legsare bent outw-ardlyand icurvedvback toward the inner side of the sleeve il and the intermediate portions?? ofthe strand lform'a'hoois supporting loop or eyef-which-projectsoutwardly from the bottom portion-of theheade. Before thestrand IS is engaged withthesleeve IlV the-eye at the shank end ofv a multi-barbed hook 23 is engaged with the loop portion-22. fAn outwardly te pered wood screwl extendsfrornthe rear'trailing end of thesleeve' I I and'is disposed substantiallyy axially thereof. The wood screw 2li is provided with an elongated-shank j215i"-fwl'iicl-ifextends from-the rear end'- to afpoin-t adjacent vthey forward end.y oivthe sleeve H andwhich is provided with a loop it for-ming the' forward v end thereof.

With'thepa-rts l5, i3 and i9 connected to the sleeveII, aspreviously described, and with the portions "2`51andf26' of the screwd disposed withinthe sleeve-Ilyas illustrated in Figure 1, the sleeve Ilis-lledwithrnolten-lead 2l. Accordinglyfthepartsepreviouslyreierred to are securely anchoredin the sleeve I I` by hardening of the lead-21 and-combine -withthe leadand sieeveto form"thenombuoyant head Q. The forward end ofy the head4 9 is provided with a recessedl face 2t formed-by-a-idownwardly and forwardly inclined bottoml snriaceand I upwardly and `forwardlyy inclinedlupper surfaceformed in the forward end oi'theeleadEi-and lin theforward end=othesleeve II.

I'Ihetrailing end lortail section I'of thelure V8 is'v formed of a' buoyant material, preferably wood, otsubstantially circular cross section which is tapered slightly in diameter from a point` near its forward endto ltheeioiyvard end'thereof yand from near itspforward'endto its rear-trailing end. The tra-iling'endofthe buoyant tail section liiis substantially smaller'in cross; section than theforward end'thereof and' said forwardend is of substantially the same cross sectional size and shape as therear end o'f-thehead The lured may Artur ri-mg vary in shape but the adjacent ends of the sections 9 and l0 when in abutting engagement, as illustrated in Figures 1, 5 and 6 preferably provide a smooth substantially uninterrupted surface and the head section 9 may taper in diameter from its trailing end to a point intermediate of its ends to form a continuation of the tapered forward portion of the tail section I9 and may be slightly enlarged therebeyond and of an irregular exterior shape adjacent its forward end to more realistically simulate the head of a bait sh. The wood screw 24 is screwed axially into the tail section i9 from its forward end toward its rear end to detachably connect the tail section l to the head section 9 in abutting end-to-end relationship as illustrated in Figure 1. A wood screw 26 is driven longitudinally into the re stricted rear end of the tail section l0 to support an eye 39 formed integral therewith which projects from the rear end of the section I0. An eye 3| on the shank end of a multi-barbed hook 32 is connected to the eye 30 for swingably supporting the hook 32 at the trailing end of the lure 8. The hook 23 is likewise swingably supported beneath the intermediate portion of the lure by engagement of its eye with the loop 22. The tail section I9 may be formed of other buoyant material if desired into which the wood screw 2li can be driven or which may be provided with a threaded recess to receive the wood screw.

The upper portion o1" the lure 8 from behind and adjacent the upstanding loop Il is preferably suitably inscribed or marked, as indi-cated at 33 to simulate a particular species of bait sh and which marking 3 may be varied as desired. The tail portion i9 is likewise suitably colored for attracting ish and corresponding tail sections I0 of diierent colors, which may be either solid or variegated, may be interchangeably employed. The head 9 may also be suitably colored to blend with the tail section l0 of dilerent colors or may be left the natural color of the sleeve ll. Opposite sides of the exterior of the head 9 are suitably marked or inscribed to simulate eyes, one of which is shown at 34.

A shing line or leader 35 has one end secured to the eye or loop Il. As the line or leader 35 is connected to the top portion of the head of the lure and intermediate of the ends of the head section 9, the lure will assume substantially its full line position of Figure 5, designated A, when being drawn through the water by the line or leader 35 when the lure is either being trolled or retrieved. if the line 35 is slacked off, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 5, the lure will assume the dotted line position B with the head and tail sections 9 and i0 respectively inclined downwardly due to the fact that the tail section is buoyant while the head section is non-buoyant. Even with the line 35 slacked off, the upper portion of the lure will remain in an uppermost position due to the fact that the bar l is formed of a lighter weight metal than the lead 21 so that the upper portion of the head 9 is lighter than the lower portion thereof. The oar I5 is preferably formed of aluminum. Likewise, with the lure inclined downwardly as seen in full lines in Figure 6 in its position designated B, when a pull is exerted on the line or leaded the head portion 9 will swing upwardly to its substantially horizontal position A and therebeyond to its dotted line position C wherein the lure 8 is inclined downwardly and rearwardly from its head to its tail. However, as soon as the line is again slacked off the lure will swing back to its position B. Thus, by

' to-end relationship,

intermittently pulling on the line or leader 35 the lure 8 may be caused to swing back and forth between its positions A, B and C and in so moving the barbed hooks 23 and 32 will swing on the loop i9 and eye 30, respectively, longitudinally of the lure 8 and this movement together with the up and down and rocking movement of the lure body will very realistically simulate the movements oi a live bait iish in the water.

Various modications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An artificial shing lure or plug comprising an elongated lure body formed of a head section and a tail section, fastening means detachably connecting said lure body sections in endsaid head section being formed of a non-buoyant material and said tail section being formed of a buoyant material, said head section comprising an elongated metal sleeve, lead lling a substantial part of the hollow interior of said sleeve for weighting the head section, said head section including an upper portion and a lower portion, and an elongated bar of a relatively light weight metal disposed in the upper portion of the sleeve for lightening the weight oi the upper part of the head portion relatively to the lower part thereof.

2. An artificial shing lure or plug comprising an elongated lure body formed of a head section and a tail section, fastening means detachably connecting said lure body sections in endto-end relationship, said head section being formed ci a non-buoyant material, and said tail section being formed of a buoyant material, said head section comprising an elongated metal sleeve, lead lling a substantial part of the hollow interior of said sleeve for weighting the head section, said head section including an upper portion and a lower portion, an elongated bar of a relatively light weight metal disposed in the upper portion of the sleeve for lightening the weight of the upper part of the head portion relatively to the lower part thereof, and a iishing line engaging loop projecting from the upper portion of the head section, said loop being formed from a strand of wire having leg portions extending inwardly through the upper portion of the sleeve and through said bar, the terminal portions of said legs being turned outwardly against the inner surface of the bar for connecting the bar to the sleeve and being imbedded in the lead for anchoring the loop to the head portion of the lure.

LOUIS ROSEN.

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